The Takhti Stadium of Ahvaz () is a

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Ahvaz Ahvaz ( fa, اهواز, Ahvâz ) is a city in the southwest of Iran and the capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz's population is about 1,300,000 and its built-up area with the nearby town of Sheybani is home to 1,136,989 inhabitants. It is hom ...

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. It is currently used mostly for

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and

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matches. The stadium is able to hold 15,000 people. It is currently home venue of

Esteghlal Ahvaz Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال اهواز, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Esteqlâl Ahvaz''), commonly known as Esteghlal Ahvaz, was an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, that competed in the khu ...

History

The stadium was built in 1978, there have been many disputes as to the name of Takhti Stadium. The argument being that it would have been prevalent to have named the stadium after talented players produced by Ahvaz itself. The stadium had been the home of both

and

Foolad Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال فولاد خوزستان, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian football club, based in Ahwaz, Khuzestan that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. Foolad F.C. ...

in past years.

was relegated in 2007, they were as such not allowed to play all the matches in this stadium. In 2013 Foolad permanently moved to a much bigger

Ghadir Stadium The Ahvaz Ghadir Stadium ( fa, ورزشگاه غدیر اهواز) is a new multi-use stadium in Ahvaz, Iran, has a capacity of 38,900 people. Background In 1974, Zohreh Malileh Farshid, one of Iran's first and youngest female architects designed ...

. The stadium was renovated in summer 2012 and then,

Esteghlal Khuzestan Esteghlal Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال خوزستان, ''Bašgâh-e Futbâl-e Esteqlâl-e Xuzestân''), commonly known as Esteghlal Khuzestan, is an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Iran. The club c ...

purchased its rights with a contract until 2014.ورزشگاه تختی اهواز
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Location

The stadium is 6 km from the center of city of

. Takhti Stadium is 1.5 meters (5 ft) below sea level.

References

Football venues in Iran Multi-purpose stadiums in Iran Sport in Ahvaz Buildings and structures in Khuzestan Province 1984 establishments in Iran Sports venues completed in 1984 Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. {{Iran-sports-venue-stub